The Holy War (John Bunyan)

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John Bunyan could be said to have authored the most influential book in the English language (other than the King James Bible) – The Pilgrim’s Progress. But he has also written another dramatic allegorical novel – The Holy War.

Bunyan's plan for his readers was for them to experience the struggles of the city of Mansoul as a fierce battle rages to take control of it. However, alongside this knife–edge drama Bunyan wished his readers to understand how the struggles of their souls ran in parallel to the struggles of the wretched inhabitants of that place.

The righteous and honorable ruler Shaddai and his son Immanuel rule Mansoul with justice and equity. But the ruler of darkness – Prince Diabolus – has other plans. With his evil captains and their battalions Diabolus plots the fall and destruction of the once happy city. The first to fall is Captain Resistance as Diabolus knows that there is only one route into the city and that it can only be breached through the permission of the people of Mansoul itself. With Captain Resistance gone, the city is laid open to Diabolic lies and the next to fall is Lord Innocency and then the city is lost.

So begins a story of treachery and deceit, foolishness and pride, forgiveness and final redemption. In fact this is, as Bunyan intended it, the story of a sinner saved by the grace of God.

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Table of Contents

Editor's Notes

To the Reader

Mansoul: Its Origin and Fall

Preparations and Counter-Preparations

Shaddai's Captains - The Siege

Emmanuel's Army - The Assault

The Capture and its Consequences

Entry of the Prince

Serving one Master

The New Charter

Danger to Mansoul

A Diabolonian Plot

The Plot Discovered

The Prayer of Mansoul

A Midnight Sortie

'Behold, He Prayeth!'

The Promise of His Coming

Return of the Prince

The Army of Blood-Men

Take Heed! Mansoul

Emmanuel's Address to Mansoul

Further Study Section

Life Summary: John Bunyan

Places of Interest

John Bunyan Time Line

Holy War Dictionary

Unusual Phrases

Positions of Authority

Product Details

Title: The Holy War

Author: John Bunyan

Publisher: Christian Focus Publications Ltd

Pages: 256

Binding: Hardback

Size: 23.6 x 19.7 x 2.3 cm

ISBN: 9781845503949